So, got a text from my dealer this morning, letting me know he had this bad boy in the store...
A little bigger than I would normally go for at 4.5”, but he offered it at the cheaper price because I’d expressed interest in a small/ medium. So I went by there today during some errands and put her on hold until Friday. I have a busy couple days ahead and my copper QT needs cleaned out after my Onyx Picasso’s graduated out of it on Monday.
While looking around, my three month old seemed transfixed by one tank in particular... imagine my surprise when I saw 3 x 2” Randall’s gobies. They came in on Thursday of last week. I’d asked my guy about them about 2 months ago and it slipped his mind that I’d asked.
So here’s my current dilemma- can I QT a 4.5” mag foxface and a 2” goby in a 10g QT system, 17 days in copper, then 2 more weeks for observation/ meds as needed? I have 2x 10g available, as well as hob’s abs cycled filters etc. just worried about swimming space.
My opinion only as I am no expert. I think as long as water conditions are great, you’re okay for a few days. The way I see it, your 10 gallon is probably a lot better then the cube she’s currently in. My entire live stock is in a 40b right now. Do I feel bad? Absolutely! But they get water changes every 4-7 days, no chance of catching a parasite and get fed all sorts of goodies. Plus in 7-10 days, they’ll be discovering an 8’ tank so I don’t feel too bad.